The Hero’s Brother Is Bound To Be Depressed

470 – Role Change

As he climbed the stairs to the 10th floor, Kane got the feeling that these stairs were a little different from other places. The air and atmosphere were quite different, as if indicating to the person climbing the stairs that this was the end of the tower. Kane, who climbed the stairs even harder, giving strength to his tired legs due to the loud noise coming from the bottom of the stairs, was eventually able to reach the 10th floor.

“This place… “Is it the inside of the castle?”

No matter how much I thought about it, the gray bricks, burning torches, unnamed portraits on the walls, wide passages, and long corridors reminded me of the interior of a huge castle. Ellie checked the condition of Ross, who was riding on Kane’s back, and spoke to Kane and Aria.

“There is only one road. If you head to the end of the hallway, you’ll find something. Our goal is to get Ross out of the labyrinth. If you can run away without fighting, that should be your top priority. If there are many enemies… .”

Ellie grabbed her cane and spoke firmly.

“I will stay and take some time, so you guys leave the labyrinth and go straight to the academy to find the principal.”

“… okay.”

Kane, who knew that the situation was not good, reflexively said that he could not leave Ellie alone, but he forced himself to swallow it. If it was a tower I had experienced so far, it was clear that I would not be able to advance to the 10th floor, the highest level, without someone’s sacrifice. To her, Ross, her dear friend and the person who saved her life, was more important than Ellie, her classmate at the same academy.

The three walked through the long hallway in silence and stopped in front of the huge door. As if to announce their arrival, the huge door, probably not oiled, opened with a loud, ear-piercing noise.

“wow… .”

Aria was impressed without even realizing it.

Beyond the door was a large space large enough for numerous people to enter, a blood-red carpet, gold and silver decorations, and a throne with a luxurious appearance that existed at a high position where one could clearly see it all from above. .

“Welcome.”

The silver-haired man sitting on the throne welcomed the three people. Their outstanding appearance and unrivaled presence, visible from afar, instinctively raised strong alertness among the three people.

“I am Silian, the last Dragonian, ruler of the 10th floor, in charge of balancing and managing the tower.”

Silian’s transparent eyes looked at the three people as if observing them. Leaving behind Kane and Aria, who were standing there, Ellie took a step forward and opened her mouth.

“If we want to go to the 6th floor of the labyrinth.”

Ellie said that.

“Of course we have to defeat the manager guarding the tower, right?”

Cillian, who was sitting on the throne, nodded obediently with a smile.

“I feel the energy of the dragon I miss in you. I guess I have some kind of relationship with the only remaining dragon in this world. But that doesn’t stop me from doing my job. When you go up to the 6th floor of the labyrinth, the tower’s resources decrease and the mana concentration on each floor decreases. “The person who manages the tower cannot fall for personal reasons.”

Everyone has their own circumstances. Ellie glanced over her shoulder at Kane, then turned her head again and pointed her wand at Cillian. Ellie said with an expressionless face.

“Then there is no need to talk further.”

Before he could finish speaking, magic was already flowing from the tip of Ellie’s wand. The enormous magical power completed the gigantic magic spell in an instant, as if it had suddenly appeared. Ellie’s synthesis magic and Silian’s magic collided, causing a huge roar, and at the same time, Kane, carrying Ross, ran to find the door to the 6th floor of the labyrinth.

“Kane, be careful!”

Kane, who was running at Aria’s shout, quickly turned to avoid the attack from Silian’s minion who suddenly appeared from behind the wall. Thanks to Aria’s warning, Aria used her magic to fight the minion on behalf of Kane, who escaped her body in the nick of time. As Aria was using her magic to drive away her minions, Kane urgently warned Aria.

“Not one!”

There was only one Dragonian, Silian, but there were countless servants who managed this huge castle. As the number of minions continued to increase, Kane tried hard to find a door to the 6th floor of the labyrinth, but there was nothing that looked like a door anywhere.

“Ugh… !”

“aria!”

When Aria almost lost her wand after being cut on the back of her hand by a servant’s sharp nails, Kane eventually gave up on finding the door and decided to help Aria. Kane, who quickly created a mixed reagent based on his knowledge of alchemy, threw the reagent to create a wall of poisonous smoke, preventing the minions from approaching Aria.

“Did you find the door?”

“I can’t see it at all!”

At the moment when Aria stamped her feet in response to Kane’s answer and was about to go out to search, the pontoon pontoon radiating a chaotic energy along with a huge wave star appeared. He found Ellie confronting Silian and turned to look at Kane and Aria.

“Did you think you could dare run away from me?”

The vice principal spoke with the corners of his mouth elongated.

“Put the apostle down in his place. Then I will spare his life.”

Without any hesitation, Kane took out a magic stone bomb from his reagent bag and threw it with all his might towards the pontoon leader. A huge explosion occurred right in front of the pontoon pontoon, but the pontoon pontoon master, who used the power of chaos to block the power of the explosion, frowned and expressed his anger at Kane’s clear refusal.

“A scum that barely knows alchemy!”

The magic fired by the pontoon pontoon flew towards Kane, but Aria, who quickly intervened, blocked the pontoon’s magic. After seeing Aria’s face blocking her own magic, the vice principal suddenly twitched one corner of her mouth.

“Have you ever seen such an arrogant b*tch that the homunculus of the church dares to block the vice-president?”

“what… ?”

Aria, who did not understand what the vice-principal said, foolishly asked back, but instead of answering, the vice-priest used magic to activate the self-destruct technique imprinted on the homunculus’ body.

“Get out, tool!”

The assistant leader looked at Aria and shouted confidently, but nothing happened. With the help of her Attuner, Aria’s imprint on her body had already disappeared. Kane smiled faintly at the pontoon owner’s embarrassed expression, knowing that Aria was safe.

But the situation was very bad. Dragonian’s minions poured reagent and briefly held him back, but the appearance of the pontoon master was a big variable. In order for Aria, a homunculus, to continue living, Kane shared his life with Aria through alchemy. Even if Kane leaves the 10th floor alone with Ross, if Aria dies here, Kane, who shares her life, will also die together.

Kane and Aria should be together. If so, Kane realized that the only way to save Ross would be to sacrifice himself on the 10th floor, not Ellie, but herself and Aria. Before explaining it, Aria asked Kane first.

“Kane… “Why is that person calling me a homunculus of the church?”

Kane, who had kept the fact that Aria was a homunculus a secret until now, was speechless. Kane, who was wondering how to respond, was robbed of his opportunity by his vice-priest.

“I guess you didn’t know. “You are a homunculus created by the church!”

Aria’s eyes widened. Something seemed to have occurred to her at the words of the pontiff, and she spoke to Kane with watery eyes as if she would burst into tears at any moment.

“So Ross killed my parents? Because I am the homunculus of the church… ? “Because lilies are enemies that must be killed?”

Hearing Aria’s choked voice, Kane clenched his fist and threw the reagent at the pontoon leader, then walked up to Aria and grabbed her shoulder. Although the situation and timing were not good, Kane also knew intuitively that it was time to tell the truth.

“Actually, Aria’s parents… .”

Kane explained what he heard from Ross. Everything, including the fact that he shares his lifespan, which he kept secret from Aria. After hearing all that, Aria felt like she was going to pass out at any moment. Eventually she couldn’t hold it in and Aria burst into tears.

“Ross had a hard time knowing that too. But you know that I still think of you as a precious friend.”

Seeing his beloved Aria struggling, Kane immediately wanted to comfort her with warm words, but realized that there was no more time.

“We have to take the time to save Ross. While we deal with the pontiff and Silian, Ellie, carrying Ross, is looking for the door to the 6th floor of the labyrinth. “Because we share a lifetime, we cannot be separated.”

Aria’s eyes opened wide. Drops of tears rolled down my cheeks. Realizing what her Kane meant, Aria could not hold back any longer and hugged her Kane tightly into her arms.

“Oh, you idiot. “Why did you like me so much!”

Kane said with a bitter smile at that lovely complaint.

“Sorry, even a week isn’t enough to explain it to you in detail.”

Aria met Kane’s gaze. Aria looked at Kane with her watery eyes, full of affection, and eventually smiled.

“You will be with me until the end.”

At those words, Kane nodded vigorously.